The Role of Gender in Violence Experienced by Adults With Developmental Disabilities

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 101-129

  Platt, Laura ^a   Powers, Laurie ^b   Leotti, Sandra ^b   Hughes, Rosemary B ^c   Robinson Whelen, Susan ^d   Osburn, Sherri ^g   Ashkenazy, Elesia ^g   Beers, Leanne ^g   Lund, Emily M ^e   Nicolaidis, Christina ^b,f   Katz, Marsha ^c   Oschwald, Mary ^b   Larson, Darren ^h   Plourde, Eddie ⁱ   Raymaker, Dora ^j   Howard, Lisa ^k   Boatman, Mark ^g   Bernice Gardner, Gail ^g   Gray, Nicole ^g   Grantham, Leah ^g   Larocque, James ^g   Millin, Mary ^g   Salomon, Janice ^g   Star, Albert ^g   Tedlow, Andrew ^g   Wallington, Annie ^g   Curry, Mary Ann ^g   Allen, Patti ^g   Goe, Rebecca ^g   Leotti, Sandy ^g   more..

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Summit Independent Living Center ^*

^h Summit Independent Living Center   (United States)

ⁱ Oregon Self Advocacy Coalition   (United States)

^j Autistic Self Advocacy Network   (United States)

^k Bitterroot Valley People First Aktion Club   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

caregiver abuse; community based participatory research; developmental disability; gender; intimate partner violence; sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; CRIME VICTIM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSON; PARTNER VIOLENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 85006047620     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260515585534     Document Type: Article

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